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Looking forward to checking it out after work, thanks for posting. What route was this?

Innovative makes the 3rd pillar on the Venn diagram with lazy and successful.

That thing IS a Unit!

I have the SmittyBilt 2781. It fits under my back seat, so it's small enough to keep in my truck full time. I've used it several times on 33" tires going from as low as 15psi back to 60psi, takes maybe 5 minutes per tire. I wasn't clocking it, but it was done way faster than I expected. They...

Hard core overland hound when they can handle inverted terrain like that.

I assisted a guy who had nearly bald street tires at full inflation cut a 1.5" gash right in the middle of his tire driving over trails in Uwharrie. He plugged that entire cut with every sticky plug in his kit. Damn if it didn't get him out. I have no idea if he tried to drive home on it, but...

I stand corrected regarding camping in Pisgah, please reference the notation about dispersed camping on page 2 of this forestry service pamphlet: HERE

Pisgah National Forest allows dispersed camping anywhere other than is posted no camping. Updated in the post below

Of course, while I'm by no means an expert on all things OBX, I'd be happy to field any questions. Cape Lookout is a bit different from the more popular parts of the outer banks (Ocracoke and Hatteras) in that it's uninhabited except for campers and day-trippers. There's a parks service cabin...

Did you ever do this trip? I'm curious where you went and how it was. If you're still looking for insight to Cape Lookout, NC I can assist.

Directly north of you will be Gorges State Park, NC that reportedly has some nice trails. West is the Chattahoochee National Forest in North Georgia, start of the Georgia Traverse.

For me that's 2/3s the reason I camp out of the truck, so I can bring enough of the things that make a comfortable camp for my family and I. I do also love backpacking and getting to those spots you can only access by foot, but they are different trips.

Dog hair makes up a significant portion of my dryer lint so it's unpleasant to use to get a fire going. Fatwood is my go-to when stuff is too wet for ground tinder. I haven't tried the Nesbit tablets or other military surplus bricks but I see them in use with many camping/backpacking youtube videos.

Uwharrie National Forest is a great place also. Plenty of camping either dispersed or in their campgrounds. Not quite the views of Pisgah, but Baden Lake is nice and there's a whole network of OHV trails you can have fun on (all different levels of challenge). It's a beautiful OLD forest.

I heard the skottle originated when Abraham Lincoln was bringing a load of Neanderthals across the Bearing Land Bridge in his VW Bus, they got a flat and cooked up mammoth steaks on a hubcap over an open fire while Honest Abe changed the tire.

In October we had it on the beach at Cape Lookout. High winds all night long. Used the tie-outs and didn't have a problem. In fact, set up right next to the tent was their gazebo as well. Also staked down and tied out and no problems. That being said, if you do not tie it out and a gust...

We like a comfy floor in the tent anyway, just a first-day blunder on my part that damaged the floor.

^^^This. Aluminum foil has 1M+1 uses for camping, this is near the top of the list. Poke a fork in it and it will be easy to see when you water is boiling. If you're cooking something sticky you can ball up the "lid" and use it as a make-shift brillo-pad.

Sure can! You have to make reservations with one of the two vehicle ferry services (Cape Lookout Cabins, and Davis Shore Ferry). It's not cheap (3 people + my rebel was about $140) so decide for yourself how many days makes it worth it. Once you're on the island you can camp anywhere between the...

… gross lol